Pakatan’s red line in Melaka: No hate, no incitement, no race-baiting

MELAKA, Oct 31 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) has set its stance of not compromising and rejecting the politics of hatred, incitement and narrow racial narratives throughout the 16th Melaka state election campaign.

PH secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the coalition chose to highlight the campaign based on the theme ‘Melaka Rumah Kita’, focusing on competing ideas, service records and the welfare of the people.

Saifuddin Nasution, who is also the Home Minister, explained that victory in the election is not judged by which party is the most vocal in inciting hostility, but rather by which party is most trusted to be able to defend the fate of the community.

“Our red line is to completely reject the politics of hatred, the politics of incitement and politics that is based on the idea that to defend our race, we must oppress other races. For our race to succeed, other races have no place... we completely reject that.

“We will focus on a peaceful campaign, because we are convinced that an election campaign is not measured by the victory of which party is the loudest, but who is actually the most trusted and credible,” he said at a press conference at the PH Main Operations Room here today.

Commenting further, Saifuddin Nasution said the three main messages that PH brought in the election campaign this time were to celebrate the festival of democracy by respecting differences of opinion; to highlight policy offers and the ability to solve problems; and to launch a manifesto that focuses on job opportunities, the cost of living and the future of the youth.

Touching on the direction of the campaign, Saifuddin Nasution explained that PH would not entertain any political speculation regarding the new alignment after the election, but instead would focus fully on reaching out to voters including out-of-constituency voters.

“The out-of-constituency voter segment is indeed included in the electoral machinery’s checklist. We have accurate figures for each seat contested regarding out-of-constituency voters, and they are the focus of our attention to be contacted to ensure they return to vote,” he explained.

The EC has set November 14 as the polling day for the Melaka election while early voting is on November 10.

For the latest news on the 16th Melaka polls, visit https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/. — Bernama

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马六甲，10月31日讯——希望联盟（PH）在第16届马六甲州选举竞选活动中表明了其不妥协的立场，并拒绝仇恨政治、煽动政治和狭隘的种族叙事。

希望联盟秘书长拿督斯里赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安·伊斯梅尔表示，该联盟选择以“马六甲我们的家”为主题来突出此次竞选活动，重点关注竞争理念、服务记录和人民福祉。

兼任内政部长的赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安解释说，选举的胜利不是取决于哪个政党最热衷于煽动敌意，而是取决于哪个政党最值得信赖，能够捍卫社区的命运。

“我们的底线是彻底拒绝仇恨政治、煽动政治以及基于‘为了捍卫我们种族，我们必须压迫其他种族’这种理念的政治。这种理念认为，为了让我们种族成功，其他种族就没有立足之地……我们完全拒绝这种观点。”

“我们将专注于和平竞选，因为我们坚信，衡量一场选举胜利的标准不是哪个政党的声音最大，而是哪个政党真正最值得信赖和可信，”他今天在菲律宾中央行动中心举行的新闻发布会上说。

赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安进一步评论说，希望联盟此次竞选活动中提出的三个主要信息是：通过尊重不同的意见来庆祝民主节；强调政策主张和解决问题的能力；以及推出一份以就业机会、生活成本和青年未来为重点的竞选纲领。

谈到竞选方向，赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安解释说，希望联盟不会参与任何关于选举后新联盟的政治猜测，而是会全力以赴地接触选民，包括选区外的选民。

他解释说：“选区外选民群体确实包含在选举机制的核查名单中。我们掌握每个竞选席位的选区外选民的准确数据，我们会重点联系他们，确保他们返回投票。”

选举委员会已将11月14日定为马六甲州选举的正式投票日，提前投票日为11月10日。

有关第16届马六甲州选举的最新消息，请访问https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/。——马新社

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